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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room is located at RIGHT on the first floor of the Weston home?
(a) The study.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The living room.

2. How old is Violet Weston described in the stage directions?
(a) 65.
(b) 69.
(c) 72.
(d) 68.

3. Where is August: Osage County set?
(a) Tuscon, Arizona.
(b) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(c) Chattanooga, Tennessee.
(d) Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

4. What day of the week was it when Beverly disappeared?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. What is Charlie's last name?
(a) Heidebrecht.
(b) Aiken.
(c) Weston.
(d) Fordham.

6. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Pouring a drink.
(c) Kissing the sheriff.
(d) Knitting a sweater.

7. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?
(a) "Television time."
(b) "Research."
(c) "Drinking."
(d) "Writing."

8. How long does Mattie Fae say it's been since they've visited Violet's home in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

9. Who is the ex-boyfriend that Karen "loved so intensely," according to her narrative in Act 2?
(a) Jason.
(b) Paul.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Peter.

10. Where does the sheriff say Beverly's body was found in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) In a lake.
(b) In a river.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In the bay.

11. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?
(a) The Long Road Home.
(b) As I Lay Dying.
(c) The Room.
(d) Meadowlark.

12. With whom did Steve go to get wine in Act 2?
(a) Ivy and Little Charles.
(b) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(c) Karen and Ivy.
(d) Bill and Jean.

13. What is Johnna's last name?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Littlebear.
(c) Lightfoot.
(d) Monevata.

14. To where does Karen describe her imaginary husband giving her vacation tickets in Act 2?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Belize.
(d) Hawaii.

15. What kind of cancer does Violet have?
(a) Cancer of the mouth.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Ovarian cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing that Barbara says to Bill before going to sleep in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is Ivy wearing in the beginning of Act 2?

3. When does August: Osage County begin?

4. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who does Violet say was the only woman "pretty enough to go without makeup" in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer keys)

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